DP cross there's no food - part 2

[droopyears]

I didn't realise I'd have to start a new thread - it's amazing the amount of people that have offered advice / made me laugh, it's appreciated

It was the strangest thing! Yes Yeo Valley yoghurts and milk

I've not been able to change the locks but I've double locked the door this afternoon, as he doesn't have a key for the bottom lock

I do however, have his bike at mine (which won't fit in my car, only his)

I no longer have His stuff - his sister genuinely was ill so I'm ashamed to admit I did a knock and run at his house

I do still have his bike though, it won't fit in my car so I'm not entirely sure what to do with it at the minute

Hope you changed the locks before you went away OP.

Can you ride the bike over to his and then walk back?

Can you ride/push it there and walk /bus back.
Or can you see if any of your local taxi /Uber’s have a vehicle with a big enough boot back seat to take you plus bike there and bring you back.

Is your oldest ds old/tall enough to ride the bike over then you pick ds up? Or another friend. Alternatively get a cheap lock and lock it outside your house, send him the combination.

I'm a bit surprised you went away when he still has a key and a history of wandering into your house when you're not there!

@Sparklfairy I double locked the door - he doesn't have a key for the bottom lock

[quote droopyears]@Sparklfairy I double locked the door - he doesn't have a key for the bottom lock [/quote]
Oh good I was worried you'd come back to an empty fridge

Enjoy your weekend away- as for the bike- is there a local "man with van" who could drop it off? Several adverts pop up on our local Facebook marketplace.

I like the idea of locking up the bike outside with a combination lock - sending him the code perhaps choosing a number to represent the estimated food saving cost per month/year......

@jellybeanteaparty

I like the idea of locking up the bike outside with a combination lock - sending him the code perhaps choosing a number to represent the estimated food saving cost per month/year......

Id be tempted to send a riddle, with 24 hours to solve it.

Glad you’ve come to your senses. What a knob.

Lock up the bike. Send him 1 digit a week!!

Well done!

Glad you and your DC are having a weekend break, away from TokenThief, I'm sure it has done you all a world of good.

Well done for delivering all his stuff back to him. If the bike is your size, maybe keep it for yourself, in payment for all the food he scarfed. 😀

Well done, OP, you've been so strong. Hope you and your DC have had a lovely weekend.

You really are a role model for us all, @droopyears Spot something not quite right, see what's wrong and have the solution within days.

Congratulations. Enjoy your weekend with your DC.

It speaks volumes that he hasn't been in touch. Well done OP for kicking the Cocklodger to the kerb.

Sell the bike to recoup some money.

Please change your locks. It’s not worth the risk of you always having to double lock the door (and you never know if he’s made a copy of that key anytime he’s let himself into your house)

As for his bike - stop making it your problem. Text him and tell him you’ll leave it outside (pick a day you know he’s not work him and give him a time slot) and tell him to collect it. Lock the door and don’t answer if he knocks. Tell him if he doesn’t collect it that day you’ll assume he no longer wants it and you’ll dispose of it.

I'm really surprised he hasn't been in contact to 'demand' his bike back, especially since he knows the rest of his stuff is at his sister's. Is it at all possible that the bike really isn't his at all? That it's been borrowed from someone so he doesn't really care if he gets it back?

He's still expecting OP to apologise and beg for him to come back, he thinks he's a complete catch!!!

He may be waiting long enough to use the bike as an excuse to get in touch...

He is definitely still licking his wounds and waiting for you to come to your senses and contact him. He will see the bike as a reason for you to do so. He is probably patting himself on the back for having the foresight to leave it there.

It really isn't up to you to dispose of it but as it causes problems for you, I would do my utmost to get rid. Can you at least leave it in the garden so it is out of the way until you decide what to do?

I was going to say dump it in the back garden!!

I'd ask someone with a larger car/van to return it to him 🌺